Pushing the Envelope: Lenny Bruce and a Lost Civilization
Thursday, October 24, 2002
A conversation about controversial comedian and first amendment hero, Lenny Bruce. Ronald Collins and David Skover discuss their biography, The Trials of Lenny Bruce: The Fall and Rise of an American Icon. Plus, Graham Hancock shares his quest for the Indian Atlantis, a lost civilization that he believes flourished and was destroyed in remote antiquity. He discusses his book, Underworld: The Mysterious Origins of Civilization.
Lenny Bruce
A conversation about controversial comedian and first amendment hero, Lenny Bruce. Ronald Collins and David Skover discuss their biography, The Trials of Lenny Bruce: The Fall and Rise of an American Icon. Read an excerpt in the Reading Room.
Graham Hancock
Graham Hancock shares his quest for the Indian Atlantis, a lost civilization that he believes flourished and was destroyed in remote antiquity. He discusses his book, Underworld: The Mysterious Origins of Civilization.
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